PORT TOWNSEND ––An October trial has been set for a Port Angeles man accused of second-degree attempted murder after a stabbing at the WorldMark Discovery Bay resort last fall.

Jefferson County prosecutors allege Donovan P. Smart, 22, of Port Angeles stabbed Paul Arcudi, 46, of Seattle in the early morning hours of Oct. 4, 2013, after a night of drinking in Port Angeles with him and two of Arcudi’s friends, Timothy Vincent, 23, and Stephen Sibson, 27, both of Seattle.

Smart pleaded not guilty Dec. 10, and his defense attorney, Ben Critchlow of Port Townsend, is arguing the stabbing was intended to defend himself from a sexual assault.

A trial was originally set for Jan. 6 but has been continued five times since. The trial is now scheduled for Oct. 6-8 and 13-15.